A Blessing For Secular Humanists Poem by Danny Draper

I will walk or fall, but always
I will be strong
relying on myself, or
In times of trouble
call to union
The power
Of my siblings.
I will be empowered in unity
With woman and man
And seek dignity
From diversity in all of humanity.
I will be humble and diminished
In acceptance
Of the mighty awe of Nature,
And offer great care and deference,
Appreciating fully my
fragile and tenuous existence,
at Gaia's pleasure.

I offer compassion to the needy
without agenda,
I despise tolerance
as it is thinly veiled hatred.

I do not hate who I am,
I do not loathe or pity
the splendid joy of being human,
I am not weak
I am me.

Do not mistake
my compassion for weakness,
I am inherent strength, with a
generosity, gratis from self.

I have an unyielding capacity
To live my life my way,
With love and care and ethics
I don't have room for hate.

I cannot subscribe to your 'sin',
we live and love and make mistakes
and are by our actions answerable,
and each must accept responsibility.

I have no need
for heirachical entitlement,
and no need for institutionalised fear
disguised as love.

I have no need to suppress and hate
and control, the minds and lives of
others, to hold power over them,
I have no gender agenda.

I am not that weak and insecure
and lacking self respect
to desire to dictate to others
a universal dogma for life.

So much more can be achieved
As equals in partnership
In cooperation and friendship,
Forget the dread and fear.

Leave me alone and I will
Grow into the time I have
And one day return
To the universe
With no threat of
eternal subjugation, as reward for
buying fear and condescension.
I will love and accept
And always grow
To embrace
And immerse
The light e'er expanding,
Seeking truth and wisdom,
Knowledge from fact, and
Beauty as a vital essence
With freedom
To become
A hearts desire,
To dream unfettered
And in all things grow, with
Love,
Indefatigable
Invincible,
Unquenchable.

Liberty of heart
and mind to choose
Without coercion,
Where one may dwell
And expand and reach,
Free of molestation
And bigotry.

I believe each individual
Will be free.

I believe in me
And above all else
I believe in you
And a future
Free to grow,
And be.

Where Love,
true love,
With its molten
volcanic heart,
And Big Bang
Radiance, will
guide us on.


Danny Draper 30/10/2012